Sort of: the building itself was finished 18 years ago, at the cost of £789 million, and opened on January 1, 2000 (surviving the Millennium Bug, phew) as the Millennium Dome. It had a rough ride in ...

Since The O2 opened in 2007, transforming the endlessly floundering Millennium Dome in Greenwich into a multi-entertainment centre, it’s seen people flock in their thousands to see one giant superstar ...